The identity of a man killed in a Kirksville apartment last Sunday might be known by Monday afternoon.

Adair County Coroner Brian Noe said early today he was hopeful to have verification of the slain man’s identity soon, possibly by late Monday afternoon.

The individual in question was murdered last Sunday at Village 76 apartments in Kirksville. His body was discovered late Sunday night after his alleged killer, Paul R. Potter, 49, of Kirksville, apparently set a number of fires, including to a vehicle, in a possible effort to conceal the crime.

The body was found dismembered inside one of the apartments, and court documents state Potter threw his victim’s arms at witnesses during a horrific scene around midnight.

Noe said last week there was no way to make a positive identification of the victim by looking at the body, and fingerprints were sent to the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) for analysis and confirmation.

Potter is charged with second-degree murder, arson and tampering with a motor vehicle.

Potter is being held on a $1 million bond. His preliminary hearing is Wednesday morning at the Adair County Courthouse.